Re: International standards for caveats

["heidi arnold" <heidi -dot- w -dot- arnold -at- gmail -dot- com>]

i think there is something along these lines in the totally latin n.b.
discussions in a style manual somewhere,

Note, Information, Warning, or Caution

option a)  you want the manuscript marketable in your lifetime

option b) you want to get an accurate history of factual events that might
have a scholarly backbone

i have no idea how one decides between the two, at all

i don't even know how to conjugate "romans go home..." much less 100 times
in the stadium

peace, and sleep tight,

heidi


On 2/4/08, Ronald Schwarz <RSchwarz -at- cosmocom -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I work in a totally software production environment in a
> telecommunications equipment manufacturer.
>
> Can someone please remind me of the international standards governing
> the use of caveats in user documentation? I need both the standards and
> the content. The standards can include engineering standards. For
> example, when can we use Note, Information, Warning, or Caution? The
> type of warning and the icon that accompanies it are what I need.
>
> I believe I wandered off the beaten path and need help to get on track.
>
> Ronald Schwarz
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